Easy PayPal Events & Tickets

76 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

With only about 1,000 active installs, this is a niche plugin, but the low baseline lets it score well relative to its size, not because it is widely adopted.

Update Freshness

25/25

Maintenance is excellent: the plugin was updated within its stated freshness window and shows active development.

User Rating

15/15

The 98 out of 100 user rating is very high, though it is based on only 7 reviews, so the sample is too small to treat as statistically meaningful.

Support Health

8/15

Support health is weak, with zero public support threads and zero resolutions, suggesting either very few issues or limited visible support activity on the WordPress.org forums.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility scores perfectly, supporting WordPress 3.5 and up and tested through 7.0, though the PHP 5.6 requirement is dated.

Scores higher than 44% of indexed plugins

About

Sell tickets for your event with PayPal. No Coding Required. Official PayPal Partner.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2026-08-22 12:06am GMT

Requires WordPress 3.5+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 5.6+

Security History

5 known vulnerabilities, all patched

5 Medium

Most recent: June 4, 2026

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Easy PayPal Events & Tickets <= 1.3 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure Medium

June 4, 2026 Patched in ["1.4"] CVE-2026-32834

Easy PayPal Events & Tickets <= 1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Information Exposure Medium

May 4, 2026 Patched in ["1.4"] CVE-2026-41471

Easy PayPal Events <= 1.2.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Medium

May 7, 2025 Patched in ["1.3"] CVE-2025-47519

Easy PayPal Events <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Post Deletion Medium

September 24, 2024 Patched in ["1.2.2"] CVE-2024-8476

Easy PayPal Events <= 1.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Page Medium

May 25, 2022 Patched in ["1.1.7"]

What It Does

Easy PayPal Events & Tickets lets WordPress site owners sell tickets to events directly through PayPal without writing any code. It generates PayPal Buy Now buttons tied to specific events, manages attendee registrations, and handles payment confirmation through PayPal's standard checkout flow. It is positioned as a lightweight, standalone ticketing layer rather than a full event management suite.

Who It's For

This plugin is best suited for small to mid-sized event organizers who run occasional events, workshops, fundraisers, or community gatherings and want a quick PayPal-based ticket sale on their existing WordPress site. It fits users who do not need a full event calendar, seating, or complex checkout, and who are comfortable relying on PayPal as the sole payment gateway. Sites handling recurring, high-volume ticketing or requiring refunds and detailed attendee management may outgrow it.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone running a large venue, multi-day conference, or ticketing operation that needs detailed attendee data, waitlists, seating, or recurring event logic should skip this and use The Events Calendar plus WooCommerce instead. It is also a poor fit for sites that need payment methods beyond PayPal, such as Stripe, Apple Pay, or credit card processing without a PayPal account.

The Bottom Line

Easy PayPal Events & Tickets is a simple, focused plugin that does one job, selling tickets through PayPal, and it does it with a clean maintenance record and strong user ratings. Its tiny install base, minimal public support footprint, and single-gateway limitation mean it is best treated as a lightweight solution for low-volume organizers rather than a serious ticketing platform. Overall Quality Score: 75.63 out of 100.

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